What biodegradable bar and chain oil?

[COEngineer]

I see there are brand name biodegradable bar and chain oils, but does regular canola oil from the pantry work just as well? I'm not planning to cut meat with it, I just want something that won't make me smell like a chainsaw while in hunting camp.

 

[belshawelk]

Are you sure its the chain oil smelling? All I have ever used is recycled engine oil and I don't think it smells but then maybe I have been smelling it so long. The premix is usually what you smell.

 

[Falcon75]

Here you go.
But seriously guys in moose camp use vegetable oil when cutting legs/meat but if doing a lot of cutting I worry might get to hot.

 

[MThuntr]

I would probably just dedicate a pair of clothes specifically for cutting wood and make sure I store them in a bag or box away from my gear. To me the issue is more 2 cycle exhaust not the bar oil though. In that case electric saws are the only way to go plus they are quieter.